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You guys should try living in South Africa for a while. We can't buy South African because there are no SA manufacturers. This means I either have to import my own without seeing or handling it and risk losing it to an inefficient postal service or pay prices inflated by a series of middlemen. The local tackle store has less bass equipment and lures than I have seen on the showing off/ re stocking threads. It currently has about 50 Rapalas 15 Normans and 3 red eye shads on the shelves. I have never even seen an LC or Megabass lure and thought Strike King red eye shads were expensive lures. As to the pricing of lures everything here is an import. Nothing is cheap. Buying or not buying any lure is a personal choice and I believe it comes down to confidence. I fish to win and if I believe one lure would give me a couple more bites per day that is what I will be using. Enjoy the luxury of living in the home of bass and occasionally spare thought for those less privileged.

Fishing for lots different species on one comp means I have lots of different hook sizes on my boat. I use strips of fridge magnets in the different compartment in my plano boxes to prevent hooks mixing on bumpy runs or while towing. Try it its cheap and it works well.

Guilty. Artlure angler from Mpumalanga.

Cleaning my sonar screens.

Wow, this is technical. I'm glad we don't have long winters like you guys. Winter is the time of year I wear shoes on the boat. I wonder if that has any effect on top speed?

Spent a couple of hours at our local dam yesterday afternoon. The boys love playing with the dinks and even my wife got her first for the year.

Like Fuzzygrub said "welcome to the addiction" I started out with a pint of plastic and one stick mold. Now I'm running out of space to store all the additives, colours and glitters and there must be at least 25 molds. Enjoy

Very nice lures. The purple shad looks great.

My son has the Sienna on a light action Fenwick for small inline spinners and UL cranks. The reel has performed well for about 18 months with no issues at all.

Very nice. How is the sink rate on the fur jigs? I remember making some that I had to wet first or they would float. I haven't tied one in years but you have unlocked the bait making monkey. (Not that he stays in captivity long in any case)

My local tackle shop just got them. I will pick up a couple of bags although I mostly make my own plastics. I have read enough positive reviews on BR to make me interested and find it hard to resist a challenge. I plan to fish Saturday at the latest.

The Zoom super fluke is super. Unfortunately most of the anglers I compete against also think so. I went back to the sluggo to show the bass something different. So far it seems to be working.

1) Spro popping frog (black) 2) Booyah 1/2 ounce willow leave s/bait (golden shiner) 3) Home poured 4 inch stickbait/senko (black with chatreuse flake)

Amen.

It works for KVD.....?

The first one top left looks like it would flat out slay the yellowfish around here. Is it a slow sinker? Sorry they are all very good but I love small cranks.

Skeeterman. Thanks I've bookmarked the site. Like my granny used to say " its not what you know its who you know"

I make jigs for carp and catfish. I've been using Mustad 34007 hooks for years but are getting tired of having to haet the hook and bending the eye +/- 60 degrees. I'm looking for an alternative hook in sizes from 6 to 6/0. From what I've seen in my LC catalogue the Eagle claw 410 comes close but only goes to a 5/0 while the Mustad 34184D is only offered in 8/0. Do anyone know of other o'shaughnessy style hooks or other online suppliers. Any advice will be highly appreciated.

Good work. I will have to try it on my next batch of carp jigs.

Those are very nice. The crystal flash really adds something. Did you do the painting too?

I have never seen a Dobyns but if it is not bright white or orange I will go for it. More seriously get the one that feels right for you. Regardless of brand or price some rods just feel right to me when I pick it up for the first time. Enjoy!

I voted for a wacky rig but use senkos on all rigs including splitshot, mojo and carolina. I've used them on shakyheads and as spinnerbait trailers as well. There is no wrong way to use them.

Wayne, thanks I will play around tomorrow and see how it goes.